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    The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa volcano between the islands of Java and Sumatra caused widespread destruction and loss of life. The final explosion was one of the loudest sounds in modern history, heard over 4,650 km away. It generated massive tsunamis that killed over 36,000 people. Ash and gases were carried around the world by winds, scattering sunlight and causing unusual atmospheric phenomena for years. Though uninhabited, the danger from Krakatoa was underestimated until the catastrophic explosions destroyed much of the island. Today, a new volcano, Anak Krakatoa, continues growing in the caldera created by the 1883 eruption.

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    The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa volcano between the islands of Java and Sumatra caused widespread destruction and loss of life. The final explosion was one of the loudest sounds in modern history, heard over 4,650 km away. It generated massive tsunamis that killed over 36,000 people. Ash and gases were carried around the world by winds, scattering sunlight and causing unusual atmospheric phenomena for years. Though uninhabited, the danger from Krakatoa was underestimated until the catastrophic explosions destroyed much of the island. Today, a new volcano, Anak Krakatoa, continues growing in the caldera created by the 1883 eruption.

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    The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa volcano between the islands of Java and Sumatra caused widespread destruction and loss of life. The final explosion was one of the loudest sounds in modern history, heard over 4,650 km away. It generated massive tsunamis that killed over 36,000 people. Ash and gases were carried around the world by winds, scattering sunlight and causing unusual atmospheric phenomena for years. Though uninhabited, the danger from Krakatoa was underestimated until the catastrophic explosions destroyed much of the island. Today, a new volcano, Anak Krakatoa, continues growing in the caldera created by the 1883 eruption.

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    The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa volcano between the islands of Java and Sumatra caused widespread destruction and loss of life. The final explosion was one of the loudest sounds in modern history, heard over 4,650 km away. It generated massive tsunamis that killed over 36,000 people. Ash and gases were carried around the world by winds, scattering sunlight and causing unusual atmospheric phenomena for years. Though uninhabited, the danger from Krakatoa was underestimated until the catastrophic explosions destroyed much of the island. Today, a new volcano, Anak Krakatoa, continues growing in the caldera created by the 1883 eruption.

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    Reading comprehension exercises on the topic “Natural Disasters”

    THE ERUPTION OF KRAKATAU

    The eruption of the Krakatau (or Krakatoa) on a small


    island located in the middle of the Sunda Strait in August 1883 was,
    in many aspects, the first global catastrophe.

    The news about the eruption, its following tsunami and the
    more than 36,000 victims travelled fast thanks to the recently
    installed worldwide telegraphic network.

    The effects of the eruption were also noted all around the world.

    The final explosion of


    Krakatau produced the loudest
    sound ever recorded in modern history, heard on over 10% of Earth's area. Reports of a distant
    cannonade or what seemed to be gunfire were reported from Australia and the island of Mauritius,
    more than 4,650 km distant from the erupting volcano. The pressure waves travelled within a few
    hours several times around the globe. Instruments measured the sudden peaks in Britain as in
    America.

    Krakatau produced an eruption column


    between 25 and 43 miles high, visible by all ships
    passing the Sunda Strait. Within two weeks the ash,
    gases and aerosols were blown by atmospheric winds
    westwards along the equator. Months after the
    eruption the volcanic cloud spread from the equatorial
    to the mid-latitude zones. The fine grains, trapped in
    the higher layers of earth's atmosphere, scattered the sunlight for many years to come,
    causing strange optical phenomena, like blood-red skies.

    Krakatau was the first scientifically well recorded and studied eruption of a volcano, from the very beginning to its
    disastrous ending.

    Unfortunately, nobody realized the real danger of Krakatau. As the island was uninhabitable it was believed that it would
    pose no threat to human lives. Between August 26 and 27 a series of explosions almost totally destroyed the volcano, causing a
    series of tsunami-waves that killed 36,000 people along the coasts of Java and Sumatra.

    The story of Krakatau is still not over. In 1930, in the caldera formed by the explosion
    and collapse of the old volcano a new one, Anak Krakatoa, the child of Krakatau, started to grow.
    The child has grown fast, displaying a continuous activity since its first eruption it rises by 16 feet
    per year and most probably will keep growing.

    1. Find the words for the definitions in the text.

    1. A sudden outbreak of a volcano - ________________.


    2. Long and high sea waves chased by an earthquake or other disaster - _____________.
    3. A line dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres - _______________.
    4. A large volcanic crater - _________________.

    2. Mark if the sentence is true or false. 4. Answer the questions.


    1. Do you know any other
    1. The eruption of Krakatau is thought to be the first global disaster. _________ global disasters?
    2. The sound of Krakatau explosion was heard for thousands of kilometers. _______ 2. Are there any disasters
    3. The aftereffects of Krakatau eruption were felt only in the Indian Ocean area. _____ people can predict?
    4. The scientists had known how dangerous Krakatau volcano might be. _______ 3. Make your predictions:
    5. The eruption of Krakatau killed people on the island where the volcano was. _____ A) Will people see the great
    6. Now Krakatau is an extinct volcano. _____ eruption of Anak Krakatoa?
    B) Will people be able to
    3. Tick the aftereffects of the Krakatau eruption. predict and prevent all
    disasters in future?
    1) tsunami ____ 4) a volcanic cloud _____
    2) global warming _____ 5) blood-red skies ______
    3) droughts ______ 6) an eruption column _____

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